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2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was to be a men's under-17 football competition that would have determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Cyprus in the 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.[2] Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to participate.[3]

2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
Cancelled (originally March 2021)[1]
Elite round:
Abolished
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
← 2020
2022 →

Apart from Cyprus, all remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format was to consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would also have taken place in spring 2021.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021, and the elite round was abolished, with the 13 qualifying round group winners joining the top two seeds by coefficient ranking, Netherlands and Spain (which originally received byes to the elite round), in the final tournament.[5][6]

On 18 December 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that the 2021 tournament was cancelled after consultation with all 55 member associations due to the pandemic.[7]

Format

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The qualifying competition originally consisted of the following two rounds:

  • Qualifying round: Apart from Netherlands and Spain, which receive byes to the elite round as the teams with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 52 teams were drawn into 13 groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The 13 group winners, the 13 runners-up, and the four third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group were to advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 32 teams were to be drawn into eight groups of four teams. Each group was to be played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The eight group winners and the seven runners-up with the best record against all teams in their group were to qualify for the final tournament.

After the format change, the qualifying competition consists of only one round:

  • Qualifying round: The draw remained the same as before. The 13 group winners, Netherlands and Spain, which originally received byes to the elite round, were to qualify for the final tournament.

Qualifying round

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2019, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[8][9]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Final tournament hosts
Team Coeff. Rank
  Cyprus 6.167 —
Bye to elite round
Team Coeff. Rank
  Netherlands 28.556 1
  Spain 27.444 2
Teams entering qualifying round
Pot A
Team Coeff. Rank
  England 23.056 3
  Italy 22.667 4
  Portugal 20.722 5
  Germany 19.833 6
  France 18.944 7
  Belgium 18.556 8
  Republic of Ireland 16.833 9
  Sweden 15.278 10
  Hungary 14.389 11
  Austria 13.556 12
  Serbia 13.278 13
  Turkey 12.667 14
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.333 15
Pot B
Team Coeff. Rank
  Scotland 12.000 16
  Ukraine 11.889 17
  Czech Republic 11.722 18
  Israel 11.167 19
   Switzerland 11.111 20
  Denmark 11.000 21
  Norway 10.722 22
  Russia 10.667 23
  Greece 10.222 24
  Slovenia 10.111 25
  Poland 10.000 26
  Croatia 9.833 27
  Slovakia 9.333 28
Pot C
Team Coeff. Rank
  Iceland 8.167 29
  Finland 7.833 30
  Belarus 5.500 31
  Romania 5.333 32
  Azerbaijan 5.333 33
  North Macedonia 4.833 34
  Montenegro 4.667 35
  Wales 4.500 36
  Georgia 4.333 37
  Northern Ireland 4.167 38
  Bulgaria 4.000 39
  Latvia 3.000 40
  Faroe Islands 2.889 41
Pot D
Team Coeff. Rank
  Lithuania 2.667 42
  Albania 2.333 43
  Estonia 2.333 44
  Armenia 2.000 45
  Kazakhstan 2.000 46
  Kosovo 2.000 47
  Andorra 1.333 48
  Liechtenstein 1.000 49
  Moldova 0.667 50
  Luxembourg 0.667 51
  San Marino 0.333 52
  Malta 0.000 53
  Gibraltar 0.000 54
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Groups

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The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played by 17 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021.[6]

Times up to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Originally scheduled to be played between 29 October and 4 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cancelled  Liechtenstein
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Bulgaria  Cancelled  Croatia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cancelled  Bulgaria
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Croatia  Cancelled  Liechtenstein
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Croatia  Cancelled  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Liechtenstein  Cancelled  Bulgaria
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Group 2

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Originally scheduled to be played between 22 and 28 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Romania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Italy  Cancelled  Albania
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Romania  Cancelled  Slovenia
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Italy  Cancelled  Romania
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Slovenia  Cancelled  Albania
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Slovenia  Cancelled  Italy
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Albania  Cancelled  Romania
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Group 3

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Originally scheduled to be played between 21 and 27 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Republic of Ireland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Republic of Ireland  Cancelled  Estonia
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Northern Ireland  Cancelled  Slovakia
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Republic of Ireland  Cancelled  Northern Ireland
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Slovakia  Cancelled  Estonia
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Slovakia  Cancelled  Republic of Ireland
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Estonia  Cancelled  Northern Ireland
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Group 4

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Originally scheduled to be played between 7 and 13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Georgia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Belgium  Cancelled  Lithuania
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Georgia  Cancelled  Ukraine
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Belgium  Cancelled  Georgia
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Ukraine  Cancelled  Lithuania
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Ukraine  Cancelled  Belgium
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Lithuania  Cancelled  Georgia
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Group 5

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Originally scheduled to be played between 6 and 12 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Turkey  Cancelled  Gibraltar
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Faroe Islands  Cancelled  Russia
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Turkey  Cancelled  Faroe Islands
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Russia  Cancelled  Gibraltar
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Russia  Cancelled  Turkey
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Gibraltar  Cancelled  Faroe Islands
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Group 6

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Originally scheduled to be played between 7 and 13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Portugal  Cancelled  Kosovo
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Montenegro  Cancelled  Czech Republic
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Portugal  Cancelled  Montenegro
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Czech Republic  Cancelled  Kosovo
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Czech Republic  Cancelled  Portugal
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Kosovo  Cancelled  Montenegro
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Group 7

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Originally scheduled to be played between 24 and 30 September 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Finland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Sweden  Cancelled  Kazakhstan
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Finland  Cancelled  Israel
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Sweden  Cancelled  Finland
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Israel  Cancelled  Kazakhstan
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Israel  Cancelled  Sweden
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Kazakhstan  Cancelled  Finland
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Group 8

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Originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Greece (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


England  Cancelled  San Marino
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Azerbaijan  Cancelled  Greece
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England  Cancelled  Azerbaijan
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Greece  Cancelled  San Marino
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Greece  Cancelled  England
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San Marino  Cancelled  Azerbaijan
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Group 9

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Originally scheduled to be played between 7 and 13 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Austria  Cancelled  Moldova
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Iceland  Cancelled  Norway
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Austria  Cancelled  Iceland
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Norway  Cancelled  Moldova
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Norway  Cancelled  Austria
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Moldova  Cancelled  Iceland
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Group 10

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Originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2    Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Luxembourg (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Hungary  Cancelled  Luxembourg
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Belarus  Cancelled   Switzerland
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Hungary  Cancelled  Belarus
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Switzerland  Cancelled  Luxembourg
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Switzerland  Cancelled  Hungary
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Luxembourg  Cancelled  Belarus
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Group 11

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Originally scheduled to be played between 11 and 17 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   North Macedonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Germany  Cancelled  Malta
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North Macedonia  Cancelled  Poland
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Germany  Cancelled  North Macedonia
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Poland  Cancelled  Malta
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Poland  Cancelled  Germany
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Malta  Cancelled  North Macedonia
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Group 12

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Originally scheduled to be played between 24 and 30 September 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Serbia  Cancelled  Armenia
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Latvia  Cancelled  Denmark
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Serbia  Cancelled  Latvia
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Denmark  Cancelled  Armenia
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Denmark  Cancelled  Serbia
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Armenia  Cancelled  Latvia
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Group 13

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Originally scheduled to be played between 30 October and 5 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Scotland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


France  Cancelled  Andorra
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Wales  Cancelled  Scotland
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France  Cancelled  Wales
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Scotland  Cancelled  Andorra
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Scotland  Cancelled  France
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Andorra  Cancelled  Wales
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Elite round

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The draw for the elite round would originally be held on 9 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the matches were originally scheduled to be played in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round was abolished.[6]

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams were to qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Under-17 Euro1
only U-17 era (since 2002)
  Cyprus Hosts 24 September 2019[2] 0 (debut)
  Netherlands 1st seed by coefficient ranking 13 August 2020[5] 13 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  Spain 2nd seed by coefficient ranking 13 August 2020[5] 13 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
TBD Qualifying round Group 1 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 2 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 3 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 4 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 5 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 6 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 7 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 8 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 9 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 10 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 11 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 12 winners March 2021
TBD Qualifying round Group 13 winners March 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "2020/21 U17 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Cyprus, Israel to host U17 EURO in 2021, 2022". UEFA. 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2020/21 U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA. 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2020/21 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  9. ^ "2020/21 U17 EURO qualifying round draw coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
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